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Where is the respiratory center of the brain?

medulla oblongata

Know cranial nerves--name and roman numeral and the function and test(s) for each
nerve

See cranial nerve handout

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Destruction of the auditory nerve occurs in which part of the ear?

The inner ear

In which part of the ear is the nerve center of the ear located?

The inner ear

When the nurse using the Snellen chart. What 3 areas are being evaluated?

1. Visual acuity(distance vision)

2. Color perception

3. depth perception

When assessing peripheral vision, the nurse is looking for the presence of

blind spots which would indicate optic nerve damage CN II or glaucoma

What are the three breath sounds that the nurse expects to hear and where?

1. Bronchial breath sounds are auscultated over the trachea

2. Broncho vesicular breath sounds-anteriorly these breath sounds are auscultated at
ICS 1-2 and posteriorly these breath sounds are auscultated at T4-T5

, 3. Vesicular breath sounds are heard over the peripheral lung lobes including axillary
area

What is adventitious breath sounds?

abnormal breath sounds

What is wheeze and what causes this to occur

Wheezing is caused by the narrowing of the bronchioles (small airways)

Most commonly heard in patients diagnosed with:

•Astma

COPD

What is rhonchi and what causes to occur?

Rhonchi is caused by Narrowing of the larger airway

It is a coarse, low, loud sounds with a snoring quality caused by constricted larger
airways, including the tracheobronchial passages

Occur during expiration, or both inspiration and expiration, but they do not occur in
inspiration alone

Generally clears with coughing.

Most commonly heard in patients diagnosed with:

•Bronchitis

COPD

What are crackles and what causes this to occur?

Crackles are heard during inspiration, and may be classified as fine or coarse crackles

•Fine crackles sound like the rubbing of strands of hair together next to your ear, and
are easily cleared upon coughing (check that the sound is not coming from clothing or
hair on the chest). Caused by thin fluid (mucous) moving over the alveoli

Coarse crackles have a bubbling sound or, similar to carbonated soda or separating
Velcro).; and are not usually cleared with coughing. Caused by thick fluid (mucous)
moving over the alveoli

Crackles are most commonly heard in patients diagnosed with:

Pneumonia

HF

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